# 2013–14 Rotherham United F.C. season

In the 2013–14 season, Rotherham United competed in League One, after a late surge in the closing stages of League Two (resulting in them being the first team to win five consecutive matches that season), saw them finishing second, behind Gillingham, and ahead of Port Vale - whom spent all season in the top two. The club also took part in the annual Capital One Cup and FA Cup, and spent another season in the lower tier tournament, the Johnstones Paint Trophy. United commenced the season under the retained management of Steve Evans, alongside assistant Paul Raynor. They went into the season as decent favourites for promotion, as well as contenders for the Johnstones Paint Trophy.
Due to the promotion, Rotherham were playing against South Yorkshire rivals Sheffield United, whom hadn't played against each other in the league for years. One other local team to join Rotherham in League One was Bradford City, who were beaten twice last season by the Millers - one being a 4–0 thrashing at the New York Stadium. Another notable fixture that took place was a home tie in the first round of the Capital One Cup against South Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday, whom they famously beat 2–1.
Also, prior to the start of the season, the club continued to show its fulfilment to huge bonds with the community, collecting the 2013 Family Excellence Award.
The captain for the season was Welsh defender Craig Morgan, who wore the number 20 shirt for the Millers.
During this season they collected 86 points scoring 86 goals (the 2nd highest of any League 1 team) while conceding 58 goals (joint 9th best. They came fourth in the league and subsequently featured in the League 1 playoffs. They beat Preston in the Playoffs semi finals 4–2 on aggregate and faced Leyton Orient in the final. After 90 minutes it was 2–2 and it went to penalties. Rotherham had gone behind 2–1 on penalties but came back to win 4–3 on penalties to gain promotion to the Championship. They featured in the 2014–15 Football League Championship next season.

## Squad statistics
### Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Scott Shearer |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Richard Brindley |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Joe Skarz |
| 4 | DF | ISL | Kári Árnason |
| 5 | DF | JAM | Claude Davis |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Lee Frecklington |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Alex Revell |
| 10 | MF | NIR | Michael O'Connor |
| 14 | DF | WAL | Mark Bradley |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Robert Milsom |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Ben Pringle |
| 20 | DF | WAL | Craig Morgan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Adam Collin |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Kieran Agard |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Mitch Rose |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Tom Eaves (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Wes Thomas |
| 27 | DF | ENG | James Tavernier |
| 28 | FW | SVN | Haris Vučkić (on loan from Newcastle United) |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Tony Thompson |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Tom Hitchcock (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Richie Smallwood |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Nicky Adams |
| — | MF | ENG | Danny Schofield |

### Appearances and goals

    As of 3 August 2013
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | Total | League One | League One | Capital One Cup | Capital One Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Johnstone's Paint Trophy | Johnstone's Paint Trophy | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | | Scott Shearer | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | | Adam Collin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Richard Brindley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Joe Skarz | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Kári Árnason | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Claude Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Pablo Mills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Mark Bradley | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | | Craig Morgan (C) | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | David Worrall | 1+3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Lee Frecklington | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Michael O'Connor | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Robert Milsom | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Ben Pringle | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | David Noble | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Michael Tidser | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | Mitch Rose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | | Nicky Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Alex Revell | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Danny Hylton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | | Matthew Tubbs | 4+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Daniel Nardiello | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | | Kieran Agard | 3+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Tom Eaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* (starts) + (substitute apps)

### Goalscorers

    As of 9 October 2013
| Place | Position | Number | Name | League One | FA Cup | Capital One Cup | Johnstones Paint Trophy | Total |
| 1 | MF | 8 | Lee Frecklington | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | MF | 18 | Ben Pringle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | FW | 22 | Kieran Agard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 7 | David Worrall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | FW | 9 | Alex Revell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | FW | 17 | Daniel Nardiello | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Competitions
### League One

On 19 June 2013, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Brentford (P) | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 94 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 3 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 85 | 45 | +40 | 86 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Rotherham United (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 86 | 58 | +28 | 86 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Preston North End | 46 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 85 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 72 | 58 | +14 | 74 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 2 May 2016. Source:

#### Matchday summary

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | D | W |
| Position | 8 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |

#### Play-offs
### Football League Cup
### FA Cup
## Transfers

    As of 9 October 2013
Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
| 29 April 2013 | DF | | Joe Skarz | Bury | Free | |
| 23 May 2013 | DF | | Richard Brindley | Chesterfield | Free Agent | |
| 23 May 2013 | GK | | Adam Collin | Carlisle United | Free Agent | |
| 11 June 2013 | MF | | Nicky Walker | Rotherham United Academy | Free | |
| 11 June 2013 | GK | | Tony Thompson | Rotherham United Academy | Free | |
| 20 June 2013 | MF | | David Worrall | Bury | Undisclosed | |
| 24 June 2013 | MF | | Robert Milsom | Aberdeen | Free | |
| 20 June 2013 | FW | | Danny Hylton | Aldershot Town | Free Agent | |
| 4 July 2013 | MF | | Michael Tidser | Greenock Morton | Undisclosed | |
| 30 August 2013 | DF | | Pablo Mills | Macclesfield Town | Free Agent (successful trial) | |
| Players transferred out ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 2 May 2013 | GK | | Andy Warrington | Released | Free | |
| 2 May 2013 | DF | | Dale Tonge | Released | Free | |
| 2 May 2013 | FW | | Alec Denton | Released | Free | |
| 19 June 2013 | DF | | Nicky Hunt | Released | Free | |
| 26 June 2013 | DF | | Ian Sharps | Released | Mutual Consent | |
| 22 July 2013 | DF | | Johnny Mullins | Oxford United | Undisclosed | |
| Players loaned in ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Nat | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 27 July 2013 | FW | | Matthew Tubbs | AFC Bournemouth | 31 January 2014 | |
| 21 September 2013 | FW | | Tom Eaves | Bolton Wanderers | 31 January 2014 | |
| Players loaned out ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Nat | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 29 August 2013 | MF | | Lionel Ainsworth | Motherwell | 31 January 2014 | |
| 2 September 2013 | MF | | David Noble | Cheltenham Town | 31 January 2014 | |
| 10 September 2013 | FW | | Kayode Odejayi | Accrington Stanley | 31 January 2014 | |